The United States has urged President Maithripala Sirisena to reconvene parliament immediately to resolve the prevailing political crisis.

In a tweet, Spokesperson for the US State Department Heather Nauert said further delay compounds uncertainty in Sri Lanka and undermines its international reputation and the aspirations of its people for good governance, stability and prosperity.

Meanwhile also commenting on current political developments in Sri Lanka, UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field said the position of the UK is that it recognises states and not governments.

He said this in response to a question asked by Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry on Monday whether the British Government recognises Ranil Wickremesinghe or Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. State Minister Field said they were deeply concerned by the political situation in Sri Lanka.

He said “I have called on all parties to ensure that the constitution is respected and due political and legal process upheld. On October 29, I made a public statement urging the President, in consultation with the Speaker, to reconvene parliament immediately to give the democratically elected representatives of the Sri Lankan people their voice.”

1 Response to US urges for Parliament to be reconvened

what is the US policy on south china if there is any it is major concern for us if the punitive action taken by the US edcalate into a major conflict if so who would protect our soverignity! We are quite happy to be spectators and watch the score.
Sri Lankans traditionally paid lip service to the constitution. as is we are going through the 20th amendment to the constitution. Successive governments never had a mandate for such amendments and those who represnt the people in parliament is just as cluleles as to what the Constitution is all about. The only constitution of the parliamentarians are reflected by signs of obesity. The only time we see any action in parliament is when brawls substitute for debates.